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Declaration of Men's Right in France
Feudalism and Unfair Taxation
King Louis XVI brought in a number of financial advisors to review the weakened French treasury. Each advisor reached the same conclusion—that France needed a radical change in the way it taxed the public—and each advisor was, in turn, kicked out. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Purpose: federalists/John Adams wanted to silence their/his opponents (Democratic-Republicans led by Jefferson)
Alien Act made it more difficult for foreigners to become US citizens (5 year to 14 year waiting requirement)
Sedition Act made it illegal to criticize the government -
Louisiana Purchase
1803, the U.S. spends $15 million to buy a large amount of land from the west of the Mississippi from France; doubled the size of the United States -
Marbury v Madison
The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. The decision established the Court's power of judicial review over acts of Congress, (the Judiciary Act of 1789). -
Burr Treason Trial
After the duel, Burr fled New York and joined a group of mercenaries in the southern Louisiana territory region. The U.S. arrested them as they moved towards Mexico. Burr claimed that they had intended to attack Mexico, but the U.S. believed that they were actually trying to get Mexican aid to start a secession movement in the territories. Burr was tried for treason, and although Jefferson advocated Burr's punishment, the Supreme Court acquitted Burr. -
XYZ Affair
3 US commissioners sent to France
3 French agents demanded a bribe
US refuses to pay and comes home with Marshall seen as a hero